New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-04
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM OF TALK.
PICKED UP WHERE MEN OF AFFAIRS
RESORT

Nathaniel Page. OF Washington, who had Just 70.
turned from Europe spoke to the other day of the
immense development OF mining 10 Spain II appears
to be largely promised by English aud Scotch capital
sts the Scotch brain furnishing most of the gneer
ing capacity. Tho fine iron OF Spain in de.
| mand the world by tor produ cling the
best quality OF IRON by mixing with lower grade
Considerable quantities OF 1t sent to this country
that purpose but the shipments growing Leaf
and les. every year the Bessemer mines aons
Lake Superior IN this county are opsned up and de-
veloped. " 1t surprise to me- said Mr. Page
TO find scientific Mining carried IN Spain to even
greater degree of perfection than IN this country.
Al Palos, where wen. to see the port from winch
Columbus sailed tor America met a director in the
great Rio Unto copper mines They are In the noun
tsins about sixty miles from Paos and are probably
the same mines known in Bible history as the mines OF
Tarsbrsh went up there with my friend to see the
mining eratons Going into the mines you have as
nsar picture Of the IL terno 1t is possible to i'm
agine The caverns Lie with electricity, and as 1t
ia intensely hot the men work stark naked They
have all the improved methods OF mining 10 operation
They separate the copper ores ey eirctrtcity ibey
bring down the or. from the mountain railroad
whjcb ia run automatically by water power, tue
stream which gives the torce being no bigger than my
wrist The loaded Cars come down the mountain SIDE TO
the lace OF deposit the base OF the mountain and
there dump themselves. Through the cheapness OF
labor In Spain they able to compete With our cop
rer to some extent In the home market"
Major F. A. Bates of Cleveland, IN talking aoont
the big iron consolidation which he has been instru-
mental in bringing about, remarked: =" Inc demand
for esscer will DO very great in this country
within u short time. 1t Is aireacy large, pus
there are signs that will still be greater La talking
with the iron men of the Sharpsvillc Chenango and
valleys which lie just below us ut Cleve
land have found that t-ere are not 1000 toIs OF
pig iron at the furnaces in these three valleys wnch
are uusold. There not in the Whole country
SO OOO tons of pig iron unsold. With such demand
for iron looks az il iron busness would be pros
nervous tor considerable tma. II any oil the European
nations should become involved In war iron "oua 70
king
Professor J. H. Patton has given much study to the
tariff ouestion and this has led him to consideration
:, tha Cobden Club and ite movements In the United
&C.. Us aid the other day that the Golden Club
can Justly boast Of distinguished names among It's
msmbsrs than any political association OF the Knd IN
the world Their object Is to make England the WORK
sbon of the world. Their imP~oment hss peep inc
wanutnctur,pr skill OF the American people Their
desire at the present time 10 to Introduce irec
sr.as iato this country. For this they have levied
contributions on thee members ana spent money IA
various ways Committees 2. .nv ,hr ,ugSout tho
courtrv In discussing this question OF ,oregn inter-
,ranos n force this country Into ponoy contrary
interests Professor Patton said that the Depo-
70 s oders are guilty OF COLLISION with the Golden
Club and that their proposition ei tarn ,or revrnue
only lie merely ho%opa'hic me- ,se oIuh Wnna Ls to
,dninistsr to the United States'
9Th. nomenclature OF towns and cities in this country
!. full OF peculartes not least OF which are those
names which misead one as to location by following
rho name of State During President Arthurs Al
.,.,,ation there wac an Incident which pointediy
Illustrated this phase. The term OF Governmens
oui Ger had EXPIRED At Michigan City He was unaS.
the treasury Department, one OF the heads OF
wrote to the Senator from Michigan, ~ 81
..r,no whether tho man should be resppo'n"S VI
asnms Aha SENATOR woule recommend another. SEN
conssr replied tina. he would like few aasS IN
which 70 ssost r. 20 the department. in abe ut
when no wou.r same om him in which he stated that
n.. Michigan sd that c ~ SS' hs
Michigan W. -. senator Harrison's baiwtck with
would no. Neither be the Treasury odeisl had
sas hssn aware Of this tact and the name had nus
| led them both.